News that isn’t awful from around the world for the week of 19 October 2026…
🌈 Shorter workweek, data centre destruction, freeing up funding, human rights for all … and more!
💼 Brazil's Senate approved a constitutional amendment to reduce the country's workweek.
Source: reuters.com
💥 Ukraine’s data centre strikes have thrown Russia into turmoil.
Source: FT.com (via archive.is)
🦬 In the 10 months since North America’s largest wildlife overpass opened, nearby collisions are down 91%.
Source: coloradosun.com
💸 The EU has ended it anti-corruption funding block on Hungary, releasing €4.2 billion and reinstating access to multiple schemes.
Source: euronews.com
🌈 Ukraine commits to a new human rights framework that includes protections for LGBTQIA+ people.
Source: lgbtqnation.com
🌳 Deforestation rates in Brazil have fallen to record lows.
Source: bbc.co.uk
🍜 China and Indonesia have both rapidly reduced extreme poverty.
Source: ourworldindata.org
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